Early Empires Pathfinder Penfield High School Library Last Updated September 2008 Scope:Guide to materials available in the PHS library and through subscription databases. Keywords and Subject headings: Use your empire as a keyword. Use the singular “Aryan” and the plural “Aryans.” In some databases you can use truncated search terms, allowing you to entire a word stem and return many various endings.For example, “Phoenic*” will return “Phoenicia,” “Phoenician,” and “Phoenicians.” (But, it will also return “Phoenics and “Phoenix.” In some databases, you’ll need to do an “Advanced Search” and combine your empire with the phrase “Ancient Civilizations,” for example: Hittites AND Ancient Civilizations Hebrews AND Ancient Civilizations Also try as subject headings: Indo-Europeans Mesopotamia Print Resources:Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library Library Catalog ELECTRONIC RESOURCES:
Subscription Databases:See library staff for the password to the secure databases page ProQuest: Full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and educational journals. Try
a “Basic” search which will return all articles in which your keyword appears;
an “Advanced Search” which allows you to combine search terms, narrowing your results;
a “Topic Search.The result will give you a list of topics related to your search.You either click to see all the documents or click on “Narrow” to refine your search.
Be sure to limit your search to “Full Text.” SIRS Knowledge Source: SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is a comprehensive database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher®, SIRS Government Reporter®, SIRS Renaissance®, SKS WebSelect™, SIRS Discoverer®, and Discoverer WebFind™.Updated daily, SKS provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Full-text articles and Internet resources are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international publications and respected organizations. Student Resource Center:Broad database offering resources in literature, cultures, science, history, and geography. Full-text articles from reference works, primary sources, and periodicals. The Navigation Bar on the left of your result list will help you narrow or broaden your results. World Book Online: Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources. Good starting point for a general overview.Includes links to reviewed web sites. The result list defaults to Encyclopedia articles BUT be sure to look at the “Search Results” navigation bar on the left for other information sources within World Book Online. Free Websites: Ancient History in the Yahoo! Directory: Links to a multitude of websites of varying degrees of reliability on a variety of topics related to ancient history.Use the “search box” at the top of the page and click the radial button to limit the search to “this category.”If considering using links from the Yahoo! Directory, be sure to consult the Website Evaluation PowerPoint on the Research Tools page of this Wiki. Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Mesopotamia):The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Note: Last updated in 2006, so some links may be dead.
Click here for the PHS Library Guide to Citing Your Research
Pathfinder
Penfield High School Library
Last Updated September 2008
Scope: Guide to materials available in the PHS library and through subscription databases.
Keywords and Subject headings: Use your empire as a keyword.
Use the singular “Aryan” and the plural “Aryans.”
In some databases you can use truncated search terms, allowing you to entire a word stem and return many various endings. For example, “Phoenic*” will return “Phoenicia,” “Phoenician,” and “Phoenicians.” (But, it will also return “Phoenics and “Phoenix.”
In some databases, you’ll need to do an “Advanced Search” and combine your empire with the phrase “Ancient Civilizations,” for example:
Hittites AND Ancient Civilizations
Hebrews AND Ancient Civilizations
Also try as subject headings:
Indo-Europeans
Mesopotamia
Print Resources: Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library Library Catalog
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES:
Subscription Databases: See library staff for the password to the secure databases page
ProQuest: Full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and educational journals. Try
- a “Basic” search which will return all articles in which your keyword appears;
- an “Advanced Search” which allows you to combine search terms, narrowing your results;
- a “Topic Search. The result will give you a list of topics related to your search. You either click to see all the documents or click on “Narrow” to refine your search.
Be sure to limit your search to “Full Text.”SIRS Knowledge Source: SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is a comprehensive database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher®, SIRS Government Reporter®, SIRS Renaissance®, SKS WebSelect™, SIRS Discoverer®, and Discoverer WebFind™. Updated daily, SKS provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Full-text articles and Internet resources are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international publications and respected organizations.
Student Resource Center: Broad database offering resources in literature, cultures, science, history, and geography. Full-text articles from reference works, primary sources, and periodicals. The Navigation Bar on the left of your result list will help you narrow or broaden your results.
World Book Online: Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources. Good starting point for a general overview. Includes links to reviewed web sites. The result list defaults to Encyclopedia articles BUT be sure to look at the “Search Results” navigation bar on the left for other information sources within World Book Online.
Free Websites:
Ancient History in the Yahoo! Directory: Links to a multitude of websites of varying degrees of reliability on a variety of topics related to ancient history. Use the “search box” at the top of the page and click the radial button to limit the search to “this category.” If considering using links from the Yahoo! Directory, be sure to consult the Website Evaluation PowerPoint on the Research Tools page of this Wiki.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Mesopotamia): The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Note: Last updated in 2006, so some links may be dead.
Click here for the PHS Library Guide to Citing Your Research